213: THE CHASE

ARIEL’S POV

I walked into the grocery store; my mind occupied with the list of items I needed to pick up for dinner. As I made my way through the aisles, I overheard two little children arguing loudly near the candy

section.

“I saw it first!” the little boy exclaimed, tugging on a colorful pack of gummy bears.

“No, I did! You always get the first pick!” The little girl retorted, trying to snatch the pack from his

grasp.

I couldn’t help but smile as I watched the familiar scene unfold before me. It reminded me of my twins back in Canada, who always fought over the smallest things. Sometimes. Oh, the sweet memories. Things weren’t the same anymore.

“I I made my way towards them, hoping to intervene before things got too out of hand. “Excuse me, said, catching their attention. “What seems to be the problem here?”

The children turned to look at me, their faces red with anger and frustration. “He won’t let me have the gummy bears!” the little girl complained.

“Well, it seems like there’s only one solution to this problem,” I told them, grinning.

They both looked at me, confusion evident on their faces. “What solution?” the little boy asked, still holding onto the gummy bears tightly.

I reached into my purse and pulled out a handful of coins. “I’ll buy both of you a pack of gummy bears each. How does that sound?”

Their eyes widened in surprise and excitement. “Really?” they both exclaimed in unison.

I nodded, a smile spreading across my face. “Yes, really. But on one condition,” I said, holding up a

finger.

me to continue. “You have to promise me that you won’t fight anymore. No more arguing over

in agreement. “Okay, we promise!” they said, their faces

beaming with happiness.

over to the candy section and let them each pick out their own pack of gummy bears. As they excitedly made their choices, I drew my mind back to Lukel and Janice. It was sweet having both of

the children turned to me, their faces filled with gratitude. “Thank you so much!” they said, their little voices filled with genuine appreciation.

a nostalgic feeling washing over me. “Remember, no fighting

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no matter what Mason and Harrier may be laughing wherever they are right now, and they might hold your captive for now but you do not have to be scared, my baby. F’ll save you from the evil ones, not using the help of the law but taking the law into my own

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along the side of the road, her head

pounding against the pavement. She must have

my voice

I could see the fear in her eyes, and it only fueled me. I needed to talk to her to find out where she had taken my

ran for what felt like forever, our feet pounding against the ground as we left the road behind and entered a deserted, sandy landscape.

the arm, slamming her to the ground. She let out a cry of pain as she hit the ground, but she didn’t stay down for long. She quickly scrambled to her feet and turned to

spat, her

my daughter back.”

no idea where she is. And she doesn’t need trash like

sneered.

Without thinking, I lashed out and punched her in the face, causing her to stumble backward. She let out a cry of pain

right to speak about me that way,” I growled, my fists clenched at my

my spine. “You think you can just do shit and

only worsened my anger. It aggrandized me, and I

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